AFCAT PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER 2018 (Memory Based)

Directions (1-3): Out of the four alternatives, choose the Q9. Hardly had I stepped (A) /out of my house when (B)
one which best expresses the meaning of the given word. /I saw them coming towards my house. (C) /No error(D)
(a) A (b) B
Q1. POLTROON
(c) C (d) D
(a) Pusillanimous (b) Gallant
(c) Gutsy (d) Wearied Q10. The last Mughal emperor was (A) /send into exile
(B) /by the British. (C) / No error (D).
Q2. ROSTRUM
(a) A (b) B
(a) Guardian (b) Podium
(c) C (d) D
(c) Device (d) Scheme
Directions (11-13): Read the passage carefully and
Q3. PROROGUE
choose the best answer to each question out of the four
(a) Adjourn (b) Convene
alternatives.
(c) Rally (d) Continue

Directions (4-6): In the following questions, choose the In the world have we made health an end in itself? We
word opposite in meaning to the given word. have forgotten that health is really a means to enable a
person to do his work and do it well. A lot of modern
Q4. LUCRE medicine is concerned with promotion of good health.
(a) Debt (b) Elegance Many patients as well as many physicians pay very little
(c) Outlaw (d) Sissy attention to health; but very much attention to health
Q5. RABBLE makes some people imagine that they are ill. Our great
(a) Rag (b) Nobility concern with health is shown by the medical columns in
(c) Scanty (d) Sanction newspaper, the health articles in popular magazines and
the popularity of the Television programme and all those
Q6. COTERIE books on medicine we talk about health all the time. Yet
(a) Loner (b) Socialize for the most only result is more people with imaginary
(c) Elite (d) Indecent illnesses. The healthy man should not be wasting any time
Directions (7-10): In the following question, some part talking about health, he should be using health for work,
of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the work he does and the work that good health makes
the sentence has an error and select the appropriate possible.
option. If a sentence is free from error, select No Error'.
Q11. Modern medicine is primarily concerned with:
Q7. It was being hard to believe (A) /that my brother (a) promotion of good health
could be (B) /involved in anything so sinister. (C) /No (b) people suffering from imaginary illnesses
error(D) (c) people suffering from real illnesses
(a) A (b) C (d) increased efficiency in work
(c) C (d) D
Q12. A healthy man should be concerned with:
Q8. The average age at which (A) /people die of heart (a) his work which good health makes possible
diseases (B) /are decreasing. (C) /No error (D) (b) looking after his health
(a) A (b) B (c) his health which makes work possible
(c) C (d) D (d) talking about health

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Q13. Our great concern with health is shown by? Directions (21-25): In the following questions, sentences
(a) free medicine distribution in hospitals are given with blanks to be filed in with an appropriate
(b) free education to medical students word(s) . Four alternatives are suggested for each
(c) taking yoga classes question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as
(d) the health articles in popular magazines your answer.
Directions (14-17): In the following questions four Q21. Grandmother has a good memory; she can
alternatives are given for idioms/phrases in now Choose remember things which __________many years ago.
the one that best expresses the meaning of the given (a) had happened (b) have happened
idiom/phrase. (c) happened (d) happens to be
Q14. Brain sauce Q22. I _________ her among the crowd just now.
(a) Foolish (b) Wisdom (a) have glimpsed (b) had glimpsed
(c) Mentally ill (d) Head full of thoughts (c) have been glimpsing (d) glimpsed
Q15. Lynch law Q23. Lost time is __________ again, and what we call time
(a) Law imposed by the government enough always proves little enough.
(b) Law of the mob (a) found never (b) find never
(c) A law that is supposed to be useless (c) never found (d) never been found
(d) A rule that no one follows
Q24. To such a degree _________ that people rebuked him.
Q16. Globetrotters (a) he made a noise (b) did he make a noise
(a) Travelers around the world (c) he had made a noise (d) did he make noise
(b) Sick people in hospital
Q25. I'm going to adopt her as_________ as Julie and I get
(c) The people living in asylum
married.
(d) World champions
(a) sooner (b) quickly
Q17. Dole out (c) earlier (d) soon
(a) Allocate (b) Be effective
Q26. In 4 x 100 m race, which nation holds the record?
(c) Turn up (d) Mismanage
(a) Nigeria (b) USA
Directions (18-20): In the following passage some of the (c) Kenya (d) Jamaica
words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and
Q27. Which Continent has the largest coastline?
select the correct answer for the given blank out of the
(a) Asia (b) North America
four alternatives.
(c) South America (d) Africa
Some scholars, while exploring the forests of America,
Q28. Which game is Geet Sethi associated with?
discovered some buildings that were in ruins. These
(a) Squash (b) Table Tennis
buildings were (18) _________ ruined by encroaching forest.
(c) Billiards (d) Golf
They were remnants of a (19) __________ civilization. The
scholars got interested. They excavated more and Q29. In which state of India "Than Ta Dance" is related?
discovered (20) ________ their utmost surprise the remains (a) Meghalaya (b) Manipur
of a flourishing civilization-the Mayas as they named it. (c) Assam (d) Sikkim
Q18. Q30. When our Constitution was adopted?
(a) reasonably (b) surely (a) 26 November 1949 (b) 26 January 1949
(c) apparently (d) perfectly (c) 26 January 1950 (d) 26 November 1950
Q19. Q31. The Hardest substance on the Earth?
(a) great (b) invisible (a) Iron (b) Silver
(c) static (d) ordinary (c) Diamond (d) Lead
Q20. Q32. The language of Ashoka's Inscription?
(a) at (b) for (a) Sanskrit (b) Tamil
(c) by (d) to (c) Prakrit (d) Parthian

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Q33. Who was awarded first Bharat Ratana? Q45. Which country organized Asian games maximum
(a) M. Visvesvaraya (b) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan number of times?
(c) Govind Ballabh Pant (d) Rajendra Prasad (a) Japan (b) China
(c) Thailand (d) India
Q34. The first Modern Olympic held where and which
city? Q46. Agra city was founded by –
(a) France (b) Britain (a) Sikandar Lodhi (b) Babar
(c) Cuba (d) Greece (c) Akbar (d) Shah Jahan
Q35. Oldest Mountain range in India? Q47. The visible part of the sun is called —
(a) Himalaya (b) Aravali (a) Chromosphere (b) Photosphere
(c) Satpura (d) Nilgiri (c) Corona (d) Core
Q36. Number of Players in Basket Ball? Q48. Ozone layer located in which layer –
(a) 11 (b) 9 (a) Stratosphere (b) Troposphere
(c) 7 (d) 5 (c) Mesosphere (d) Exosphere
Q37. Shuddhi Movement was run by? Q49. Who is the chairman of the constitution drafting
(a) Arya Samaj (b) Brahmo Samaj committee—
(c) Prarthana Samaj (d) None of these (a) Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar
Q38. ISRO's Satish Dhawan Space Center is located at (b) N. Gopalaswami
which place? (c) B. R. Ambedkar
(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Telangana (d) K. M Munshi
(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Odisha Q50. UN was established on?
Q39. The Author of the book "The Golden Threshold"? (a) 1944 (b) 1945
(a) R. K Narayan (b) Sarojini Naidu (c) 1942 (d) 1946
(c) Jhumpa Lahiri (d) Arundhati Roy Q51. Car A is travelling at 60 kmph towards northwest
Q40. The founder of Stavahana Dynasty? creating an angle 42° to north and Car B is travelling
(a) Satakarni (b) Simuka towards South West at 80 kmph creating an angle 48°
(c) Pulumavi (d) Kanha degree to South. Both are started from same point. Find
distance between A and B after one hour?
Q41. Who is the Father of the Indian Space Program? (a) 1001cm (b) 120km
(a) Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai (c) 150km (d) 90km
(b) A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
(c) Homi Jehangir Bhabha Q52. Average age of n students who promoted in class
(d) Satyendra Nath Bose VIII is Y years. Three more students included in class
whose ages are Y-1, Y-2 and Y+3 years. Find their average
Q42. Uber cup is related to which sport? age when they promoted in class Xth.
(a) Cricket (b) Badminton (a) Y (b) Y³
(c) Football (d) Tennis (c) Y+2 (d) Y+5
Q43. Who is the youngest grandmaster in India? Q53. Difference between two stations X and Y is 500 km
(a) Parimarjan Negi (b) D. Gukesh one train starting from X move toward Y with 20 km/h
(c) Krishnan Sasikiran (d) Surya Shekhar and another train move toward X from Y with the speed
Q44. From which country India bought C-17 transport 30km/h. What is the distance of the point where both
aircraft? train cross each other from point X.
(a) Iran (b) France (a) 400km (b) 200km
(c) USA (d) Germany (c) 300km (d) 100km

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Q54. The average monthly rainfall is 2. 7inch, the average Q62. 60% of the cost price of an article is equal to 50% of
of first 7 months rainfall is 1. 1 less than the average of its selling price. Then the percentage of profit or loss on
yearly rainfall and rainfall of other four months is 20. 3 the cost price is-
2
what is the average rainfall of the last month? (a) 20% loss (b) 16 % profit
3
(a) 0. 9 (b) 10 (c) 20% profit (d) 10% loss
(c) 2. 1 (d) 13 Q63. There are in all, 10 balls; some of them are red and
the others white. The average cost of all balls is Rs. 28. If
Q55. X, Y and Z have some monkey in the ratio 4:3:8. If 2 the average cost of red balls is Rs. 25 and that of white
monkey run away from X and 4 monkey run away Z than balls is Rs. 30, the number of white balls is:
the ratio become 3:3:8 how many monkey they initially (a) 3 (b) 5
had? (c) 6 (d) 7
(a) 10 (b) 20 Q64. Either 8 men or 17 women can paint a house in 33
(c) 40 (d) 30 days. The number of days required to paint three such
houses by 12 men and 24 women working at the same
Q56. A is 5 times efficient as of B. A completes a piece of rate is:
work in 60 days less than B, how many time will they take (a) 44 (b) 43
individually? (c) 34 (d) 66
(a) 15 days,75 days (b) 13 days, 65 days Q65. The difference between simple and compound
(c) 15 days, 60 days (d) 17 days, 85 days interest on a sum of money at 5% p. a. for 2 years. is Rs.
100. The sum of money must be.
Q57. A man bought watch and pen-drive at 1564 each.
(a) Rs. 35, 000 (b) Rs. 41, 000
And one sold for 23% profit and other sold for 23% loss. (c) Rs. 40, 000 (d) Rs. 45, 000
What is overall profit or loss?
(a) 0% (b) 23% Q66. If √2 = 1. 4142, find the value of
1 1
(c) 46% (d) 0% 2√2 + √2 + +
2+√2 √2−2
(a) 1. 4144 (b) 2. 8284
Q58. A and B earn in the ratio 2:1. They spend in the ratio (c) 28284 (d) 2. 4142
5:3 and save in the ratio 4:1. If the total monthly savings
Q67. An alloy contains copper, zinc and nickel in the ratio
of both A and B are Rs. 5000, the monthly income of B is- of 5: 3: 2. The quantity of nickel in kg that must be added
(a) Rs. 7,000 (b) Rs. 14,000 to 100 kg of this alloy to have the new ratio 5: 3: 3 is
(c) Rs. 5,000 (d) Rs. 10,000 (a) 8 (b) 10
(c) 12 (d) 15
Q59. 240 men can finish a work in 20 days working 5
hours a day. To finish the work within 10 days working 8 Q68. The ratio of the ages of Ram and Rahim 10 years ago
was 1: 3. The ratio of their ages five years hence will be 2:
hours a day, the minimum number of men required is-
3. Then the ratio of their present ages is
(a) 310 (b) 300 (a) 1: 2 (b) 3: 5
(c) 315 (d) 312 (c) 3: 4 (d) 2: 5
Q60. While selling, a businessman allows 40% discount Directions (69-71): In each of the following questions,
on the marked price and there is a loss of 30%. If it is sold select the related letter/word/ figure/ number from the
given alternatives.
at the marked price, profit per cent will be —
(a) 10% (b) 20% Q69. Microphone : Loud :: Microscope : ?
(c) 16. 68% (d) 16. 25% (a) Elongate (b) Investigate
(c) Magnify (d) Examine
Q61. The average salary of all the staff in an office of a
Q70. Sound : Medium : : Light : ?
corporate house is Rs. 5,000. The average salary of the (a) Air (b) Vacuum
officers is Rs. 14,000 and that of the rest is Rs. 4,000. If the (c) Water (d) Glass
total number of staff is 500, the number of officers is—
Q71. Democracy : India : : Communism : ?
(a) 10 (b) 15 (a) France (b) China
(c) 25 (d) 50 (c) Britain (d) America

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Q72. In the following figure, rectangle represents Q80. Which one of the following diagram represents the
Opticians, circle represents Art critics, triangle represents correct relationship among
Professor, Male and Female.
Riders and square represents Boxes. Which set of letters (a) (b)
represents Art critics who are not Riders?

(c) (d)

Q81. A's birthday is on Friday 30th June. Find the day of

the week on which B's birthday in the same year if B was
born 15th November ?
(a) Tuesday (b) Wednesday
(c) Monday (d) Sunday
(a) BLFP (b) U
Q82. A piece of paper is folded and cut. From the figures
(c) CHDG (d) EDGJ given, indicate how it will appear when opened
Directions (73-74): In the following question, select the
related word pair from the given alternatives.

Q73. School : Education ∷ ? : ? (a) (b)

(a) Scalpel : Teacher (b) Hospital : Treatment
(c) Teacher : School (d) Class : College (c) (d)

Q74. 5:125::7:?
(a) 343 (b) 512 Q83. Which answer figure will complete the pattern in the
(c) 243 (d) 729 following question figure?

Directions (75-76): In the following question, select the

one which is different from the other three responses.

Q75. (a) (b)

(a) Daring : Timid (b) Beautiful : Pretty
(c) Clear : Vague (d) Youth : Adult
(c) (d)
Q76.
(a) Fish : Shoal (b) Cow: Herd
(c) Sheep : Flock (d) Man : Mob Q84. Which one of the following diagram represents the
correct relationship among
Directions (77-79): For the following questions Find the Pink, Blue and Fruit.
(a) (b)
odd word / letter I number from the given alternative.

Q77. (c) (d)

(a) Rival (b) Opponent
(c) Foe (d) AllY
Q85. Which one of the following diagram represents the
Q78. correct relationship among
(a) POCG (b) KLIZ Brain, Cerebrum, Liver and Human body.
(c) BUDX (d) FQMV (a) (b)

Q79.
(a) Farmer (b) Blacksmith (c) (d)
(c) Cobbler (d) Helper

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Q86. Which figure completes the statement? (a) (b)

(c) (d)

Q90. Which answer figure will complete the question

figure'?
(a) (b)

(c) (d)
(a) (b)

Q87. Look at the patterns in the squares and understand (c) (d)
their relationship to one another so as to fill in the square
with missing symbols.
Directions (91-93): Complete the series of figures, by
selecting correct answer figure, from the given responses.
Q91. Question Figures:

Answer Figures:

(a) (b)

Q92. Question Figures:

(c) (d)

Answer Figures:
Q88. Replace '?' by the appropriate figure from the given
options.

Q93. Question Figures:

(a) (b)

Answer Figures:
(c) (d)

Q89. Which answer figure will complete the question

figure? Q94. Question Figures:

Answer Figures:

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Q95. Question Figures: Conclusions:
I. All shirts are kurta
II. Some kurta are skirts.
Answer Figures: Q98. Statements:
All September are October.
No October is November.
No November is December.
Conclusions:
Q96. Question Figures: I. Some September are not Novembers
II. No October is December.

Answer Figures: Directions (99-100): In each of the following questions,

you are given a figure M followed by four alternative
figures (1) , (2) , (3) and (4) such that figure (X) is
embedded in one of them. Trace out the alternative figure
which contains fig. a9 as its part.
Directions (97-98): In each question below are given
some statements followed by two conclusions numbered I Q99. Find out the alternative figure which contains figure
and II. You have to take the given statements to be true (X) as its part.
even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known
facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of
the given conclusions logically follows/follow from the
given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. (a) 1 (b) 2
Give answer (c) 3 (d) 4
(a) If only conclusion I follows.
(b) If only conclusion II follows. Q100. Find out the alternative figure which contains
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows. figure (X) as its part.
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
Q97. Statements:
All shirts are skirts. (a) 1 (b) 2
No skirt is top. (c) 3 (d) 4
All tops are kurta.

Solutions
S1. Ans.(a) S16. Ans.(a)
S2. Ans.(b) S17. Ans.(a)
S3. Ans.(a) S18. Ans.(c)
S4. Ans.(a) S19. Ans.(a)
S5. Ans.(b) S20. Ans.(d)
S6. Ans.(a) S21. Ans.(c)
S7. Ans.(a) S22. Ans.(d)
S8. Ans.(c) S23. Ans.(c)
S9. Ans.(d) S24. Ans.(b)
S10. Ans.(b) S25. Ans.(d)
S11. Ans.(a) S26. Ans.(d)
S12. Ans.(a) S27. Ans.(a)
S13. Ans.(d) S28. Ans.(b)
S14. Ans.(b) S29. Ans.(b)
S15. Ans.(b) S30. Ans.(a)

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S31. Ans.(c) S66. Ans.(b)
S32. Ans.(c) S67. Ans.(b)
S33. Ans.(b) S68. Ans.(b)
S34. Ans.(d) S69. Ans.(c)
S35. Ans.(b) S70. Ans.(b)
S36. Ans.(d) S71. Ans.(b)
S37. Ans.(a) S72. Ans.(a)
S38. Ans.(a) S73. Ans.(b)
S39. Ans.(b) S74. Ans.(a)
S40. Ans.(b) S75. Ans.(b)
S41. Ans.(a) S76. Ans.(d)
S42. Ans.(b) S77. Ans.(d)
S43. Ans.(b) S78. Ans.(d)
S44. Ans.(c) S79. Ans.(d)
S45. Ans.(c) S80. Ans.(a)
S46. Ans.(a) S81. Ans.(b)
S47. Ans.(c) S82. Ans.(c)
S48. Ans.(a) S83. Ans.(c)
S49. Ans.(c) S84. Ans.(d)
S50. Ans.(b) S85. Ans.(d)
S51. Ans.(a) S86. Ans.(b)
S52. Ans.(c) S87. Ans.(a)
S53. Ans.(b) S88. Ans.(c)
S54. Ans.(a) S89. Ans.(c)
S55. Ans.(d) S90. Ans.(b)
S56. Ans.(a) S91. Ans.(c)
S57. Ans.(d) S92. Ans.(d)
S58. Ans.(a) S93. Ans.(c)
S59. Ans.(b) S94. Ans.(a)
S60. Ans.(c) S95. Ans.(d)
S61. Ans.(d) S96. Ans.(d)
S62. Ans.(c) S97. Ans.(d)
S63. Ans.(c) S98. Ans.(a)
S64. Ans.(c) S99. Ans.(d)
S65. Ans.(c) S100. Ans.(b)

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